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Fortuna Sittard vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
Fortuna Sittard
2 – 0
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Wed 25 Jan 2023 · 19:00 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 72' Amin Sarr
George Cox 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
  • Referee Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
  • Referee Kevin Puts (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 AFC Ajax 2 4
6 PSV 2 4
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
8 SC Heerenveen 2 4
9 SBV Excelsior 2 3
10 NEC 2 3
11 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
12 FC Twente '65 2 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
3
7
Fortuna Sittard 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-25 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-08-27 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2021-01-10 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan SC Heerenveen H 2–0 W
22 Jan AZ A 1–3 L
15 Jan PSV H 2–2 D
07 Jan Go Ahead Eagles H 0–2 L
13 Nov FC Groningen A 3–2 W
05 Nov FC Emmen H 0–1 L
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 0–2 L
22 Jan FC Groningen H 3–1 W
14 Jan AZ H 0–2 L
07 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 0–0 D
13 Nov SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 2–1 W
05 Nov SBV Excelsior A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard SC Heerenveen
#4 Position #8
4 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 3
3 Conceded 2
+2 GD +1
2.00 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
50% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Fortuna Sittard are 4th (4 pts). SC Heerenveen are 8th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Fortuna Sittard to score. At the same time, SC Heerenveen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Kristijan Bistrovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Fortuna Sittard so far.
  • 10' Fortuna Sittard seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Fortuna Sittard are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Heerenveen backline.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, George Cox is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Fortuna Sittard.
  • 30' Joost van Aken has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 379 appearances.
  • 35' Pelle van Amersfoort has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Heerenveen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Rami Kaib is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fortuna Sittard tonight.
  • 55' SC Heerenveen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' What a moment for Umaro Embalo! That strike on 58 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 59' Umaro Embalo with the second goal in the match!
  • 63' Sydney van Hooijdonk has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simon Olsson on 63 minute.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fortuna Sittard needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Amin Sarr. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Fortuna Sittard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 79' A change in the Fortuna Sittard ranks — Umaro Embalo exits the field as Tijjani Noslin enters on 79.
  • 81' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Rami Hajal comes on to replace Anas Tahiri.
  • 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for George Cox on 88.
  • 89' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. George Cox has done his job and it is now time for Deroy Duarte to step up.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Oguzhan Ozyakup is replaced by Dimitrios Siovas on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Velazquez

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Henk Veerman 3
Zian Flemming 3
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Sydney van Hooijdonk 2
Loreintz Rosier 2
Felix Passlack 2
Burak Yilmaz 2
Umaro Embalo 2

Head to Head

2023-01-25 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-08-27 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-02-05 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2021-01-10 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-01-25 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen W 2023-01-22 AZ 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-01-15 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 PSV D 2023-01-07 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 Go Ahead Eagles L 2022-11-13 FC Groningen 2–3 Fortuna Sittard W 2022-11-05 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 FC Emmen L

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-01-25 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 2023-01-22 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen W 2023-01-14 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ L 2023-01-07 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 SC Heerenveen D 2022-11-13 SC Heerenveen 2–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2022-11-05 SBV Excelsior 0–1 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.49 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard48% Draw28% SC Heerenveen24%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
76%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
52%
Fortuna Sittard or SC Heerenveen
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard33% Draw48% SC Heerenveen19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.